Tuesday Aug 14, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — A study published on Aug 10, 2012 in Tobacco Induced Diseases suggests that cigarette smoking may increase risk of overt albuminuria in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
The study led by K. Okada of Jichi Medical University in Tochigi, Japan and colleagues showed that female cigarette smokers with type 2 diabetes mellitus were four times as likely as female diabetics who did not smoke to develop overt albuminuria.
In the study, 259 patients at an average age of 51 years, who sought treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus for over a year between Oct 2010 and April 2011, were asked to complete a questionnaire about their cigarette use habits.
Of the female type 1 diabetes mellitus patients, the current cigarette smokers were 313 percent more likely to develop overt albuminuria, compared to those who did not smoke.
The researchers concluded ”Based on our results in this cross-sectional study of Asian patients with T1DM (type 1 diabetes mellitus), smoking might be a risk factor for OA (overt albuminuria) among female patients.”
Overt albuminuria indicates that diabetes has progressed to a more severe stage at which kidney problems and eye problems might have developed in the patients.
Tobacco Induced Diseases Aug 2012
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